429 The Scrambling of Africa

Published: Oct. 21, 2021, 4:08 a.m.

b"This week we talk about the colonial and post-colonial destabilizing of Africa as we move closer to the modern Pentecostal and Evangelical takeover. In the news we have religious right conspiracy theorists, a win on vaccine religious exemptions, wellness and misinformation, the Reformed Church\\u2019s attempt to avoid schism and more.\\n\\n\\n\\n \\tThe feedback form is at htotw.com/contact\\n \\tLeave us voice message at htotw.com/speakpipe\\n \\tSupport the show at htotw.com/donate\\n \\tSubscribe at htotw.com/subscribe\\n \\tJoin our Discord server at htotw.com/discord\\n\\nDustin' off the Degree\\nThe Scrambling of Africa\\n\\n \\tThe Scramble for Africa\\n \\tIntentional unstable boarders\\n \\tDestabilizing decolonization\\n \\tWelcome to the 3rd World\\n \\tDictatorship, civil wars, apartheid, land and wealth redistribution\\n \\tRwandan Genocide and Congo Wars\\n \\tMalaria and HIV\\n\\n \\tMalaria is estimated to suppress 33% of GDP across sub-Saharan Africa.\\n \\tHIV crossed to humans from SIV through bush meat harvest and processing and spread initially through syphilis infested brothels in the Belgian Congo.\\n \\tCurrent HIV Rates are 4.9% across all of sub-Saharan Africa and as high as 26% is Eswatini.\\n\\n\\n\\nNews\\n\\n \\tRight wing election conspiracy theorist blames Biden\\u2019s election on Satan\\n \\t\\u201cProphetess\\u201d: My 1,000,000-Angel Army Will Stop \\u201cCritical Race Theory\\u201d in School\\n \\tJudge Tosses Lawsuit from Religious Workers Suing Over Maine\\u2019s Vaccine Mandate\\n \\tThe dark side of wellness: the overlap between spiritual thinking and far-right conspiracies\\n \\tThe Reformed Church in America moves toward restructuring, prepares for departures\\n \\tA Pastor Who Raped and Impregnated a 14-Year-Old Girl Will Face No Jail Time\\n \\tAt least 6 Hindus men killed, temples vandalized in Bangladesh violence\\n\\nFeedback\\n\\n \\tRich via the website\\n \\tChristiner Via Facebook\\n\\nSupport\\nThis episode is brought to you by:\\n\\n \\tHenry K\\n \\tDanielle\\n \\tPat Acks from the Humanists of Idaho\\n \\tSoJo\\n \\tBig Easy Blasphemy\\n \\tDarryl G\\n \\tArthur K\\n \\tSamuel C\\n \\tBeatriz A\\n \\tErik from Wyoming\\n \\tLevi C\\n \\tRichard G\\n \\tBal\\xe1zs\\n \\tSteve F\\n \\tBrad R\\n\\nAnd by our $1 patrons and those who want no reward.\\n\\n\\n\\nContact information, show notes, and links to Social Media and the like can be found at https://htotw.com\\n\\nTheme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.\\n\\n\\n\\nDownload episode"